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UPCOMING MEETINGS
Holy Rosary Hour –Monday – February 13th – 1:00 pm in the Chapel
Pastoral Council Meeting – Monday – February 13th – 7:00 pm in the Rectory Prayer Shawl Ministry – Monday – February 13th -7:00 pm at the Old Rectory SPN Quilting – Monday – February 13th – 1:30 pm in the Hall Boy Scouts – Tuesday – February 14th – 7:00 – Hall Car Show Committee Mtg. – Tuesday – February 14th – 7:00 pm in the Rectory Meeting Room Bible Study – Wednesday – February 15th – 7:00 pm in the Social Hall Meeting Rooms PREP/Religious Education – Wednesday – February 15th – 6:00 pm in the School Boy Scouts Committee Meeting – Thursday – February 16th – 7:00 pm at the Neri Center Cub Scouts – Thursday – February 16th – 6:30 pm at the School SPN Quilting – Friday – February 17th – 1:00 pm – Hall Brownie/Girl Scouts – Friday – February 17th – 2:30 pm at the Neri Center Daisy/Girl Scouts – Friday – February 17th – 2:30 pm at the Pre-School Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby Set-up – Friday – February 17th – 6:30 pm in the Social Hall Charismatic Prayer Group – Saturday –February 18th – 12:00 noon in the Chapel Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby – Saturday – February 18th – 8:00 am- 2:00 pm in the Social Hall Cub Scouts Pack Meeting – Saturday – February 18th -12:00 noon in the Hall Children’s Liturgy of the Word –Sunday – February 19th – at the 9:30 am Mass Little Church – Sunday – February 19th – 9:30 am in the Social Hall Men’s 30 & Over Basketball – Sunday – February 19th – 8:00 pm in the Social Hall
MARCH for LIFE   
ADULT ALTAR SERVERS The Adult Altar Servers are looking for a few good men and women to assist with serving at the Lord’s Table. Training will be provided. For
more information, please call Pete Frank at: 215.679.6942 or Trish Dornisch:
215.208.2913.
Needed
Youth Altar Servers: If you are a boy or girl who has made your
First Holy Communion and are in the fourth grade or higher we would like you to
consider joining our group of Youth Altar Servers. Parents, please encourage your son or
daughter to become an altar server.
Information will be sent home in the next two weeks giving you further
information. We will try our best
to accommodate your Mass time preferences.
New servers will be required to attend two of three practices.
Those dates and times are: · Saturday
February 18: 11:00 AM in the church · Wednesday
February 22: 7:00 PM in the church · Saturday
February 25: 2:00 PM in the church · Further information will be sent home with the
children in PREP classes and also in our parish school. If you do not receive this information
or, if you have questions, please send an e-mail to Deacon Mike at: deaconmikefranks@verizon.net. Needed
Adult Lectors for Weekend Masses: We are in need of additional men and women who
are of high school age or older to become Lectors for our weekend Masses. If you are interested please send an
e-mail to Deacon Mike at: deaconmikefranks@verizon.net. Please include your name, phone number and
e-mail address. New Lectors will be
placed on the next schedule which will go into effect
in April, 2012.
ANNOUNCEMENT Nominations are being accepted for a Parish Council At-Large Representative SPN Parish Council is pleased to
announce that nominations are now being accepted for any parishioner who may be
interested in serving on Parish Council as an At-Large Representative. This is for a one (1) year term,
beginning on September 1, 2012. To nominate a parishioner or submit
your own name for consideration, please send a writing to include your name,
address and phone number with your nomination choice to the Chairman of the
Nominating Committee, Attorney Gerald J. Mullaney at gjmesq@enter.net or by placing your writing
in the collection basket or dropping it off at the rectory. If you have any
questions, please call Jerry Mullaney at (215) 679-7931. The deadline for
receiving all nominations is February 5, 2012. The At-Large Representative’s main
duties involve fostering and strengthening communications within the Parish
community. Representatives will be expected to attend all Parish Council meetings which usually occur on the 2nd Monday of
each month starting in September and ending in June of each year. SPN ROSARY SOCIETY . HOLY ROSARY HOUR : Holy Rosary Hour is on Mondays at 1:00 pm in the Chapel. Questions, please call Kathy at: 215.272.2130.
BIBLE STUDY Join us for Acts: The Spread of the Kingdom
at St. Philip Neri has begun. Wednesday’s at 7:00 p.m. and Friday’s, at 9:00
a.m. (First Friday at 10am) continuing for 10 weeks (First portion of a 20 week
study). For more information to register for the study call Shirley at
SPN Office 215-679-9275, Joan Lampart at 215-529-5686, or email Joan at jmlampart@verizon.net (please
use SPN Bible Study in the subject line). Costs for materials for the 20 week Bible Study is $40.00. The Bible Study groups will
meet in the Meeting Rooms of the Social Hall. If you missed the first week and are
interested in attending, please feel free to do so. Our Garden Club of St. Philip Neri Church needs your help to maintain the Church grounds, Flower Beds, watering, weeding, etc. The Garden Club meets every Wednesday evening from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm on the Church grounds; BUT, you are most welcome to come over any day of the week and a time that best meets your schedule. Any questions, please call Lee Johnson: 679-6309. MASS GREETERS First Quarter Greeter Schedules are available now in the small room off of the vestibule. If you would like to be a greeter, please call Shirley at the rectory: 215-679-9275 or email Doris at: gmomdecker@yahoo.com. MASS GREETERS
NEEDED
TELEVISED SUNDAY MASS! A televised Sunday Mass is now airing
on ABC Family from 6:30 am to 7:00 am each Sunday. THE SUNDAY MASS is produced by the
Passionist Fathers and Brothers out of New York City and is available
nationally on local affiliates. Too early for you? Tape it, tivo it, or
watch it online. For more information consult the website: www.TheSundayMass.org.
SAINT PHILIP NERI CRAFT GUILD call Connie Marks at: 610-287-9829. The Craft Guild will not meet during the month of December. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Call Connie with any questions: 610.287.9829 Saint Philip Neri Church Quilting Group. Come join our group and have
fellowship as we quilt. If anyone is
interested, please call Connie Marks at 610-287-9829.
SPN
CRAFT GUILD: DATE CHANGE The Craft Guild will meet every third Tuesday
of the month from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. SPN Quilting will meet every Monday from 1:30
pm to 3:30 pm and every Friday from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm in the Social Hall. SPN Quilting will NOT meet the third Monday of the month.
PARISH LIBRARY
PARISH LIBRARY
Our Library is
open and waiting for visitors! We
are open on Wednesday afternoons from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm and would be open more
often if we could have a rotating Volunteer Schedule. We have a good assortment of Spiritual
reading as well as reference materials which could be utilized by school children.
We are located in the Rectory Meeting Room and our books are just waiting for
you. If interested in volunteering,
please contact Kathy Kulp at: kathrynkulp@yahoo.com.
Any questions, please call Kathy: 267.923.5173
LIBRARY MINISTRY LEADER NEEDED The Parish is in need of an
Associate Leader to continue with the Parish Library. If you are interested, please call
Jerry McAllister at: 610.754.6593 for details. Although some knowledge of a functioning
library would be helpful, it is not a requirement.
ST. PHILIP NERI PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY Call Jo Ellen Carr, 215-679-6547 with any questions.
Parish Breakfast: - February 26, 2012, 7:00 am - 12:30 pm
RCIA: We resumed in our parish RCIA process in September. Anyone who wishes to join the Catholic Church or learn more about the Catholic faith is invited to join us on Thursday evenings. If you would like further information please call the rectory at 215.679.9275 or
email: Deacon Mike Franks at deaconmikefranks@comcast.net.Leave your name and phone number. Deacon Mike Franks will contact you. Watch the bulletin for more information in the coming weeks.
URGENT NEED:
NEEDED: Drivers for H.O.P.E.
Helping Other People Enthusiastically. Can you give 3 to 5 hours a month of service to one of God’s people?
Some H.O.P.E. Volunteers have had to leave due to new responsibilities and unexpected health issues.
If you can answer your Baptismal call to serve in H.O.P.E., call the Parish Outreach Office at: 215.679.2282. If no answer, leave a message. Say your number, twice.
ELIZABETH MINISTRY SUPPORT Elizabeth Ministry is having a Mom’s Night Out at 7:00 PM at Wing Man’s in East Greenville on Wednesday night, Dec. 7. Do you want to spend some “quality time” with other Moms for a couple of hours? Come join us! No pressure, just relaxing conversation with some other mothers. Need more info? Call Trina at 610-340-0580 or Cory at 267-923-8566.
For Nursing Mothers: Are
you pregnant and getting close to delivery? Or are you the parent of a newborn?
If you are planning on nursing your baby or having some problems with nursing
and in need of support, Elizabeth Ministry has a mom who wants to help you. Call Sharon McMullen at: 215.896.3630. For Mom’s Play Group: As
a parent of a newborn or toddler(s) are you overjoyed, exasperated, blessed,
exhausted, lonely or in need of solitude all in one day? Are you a mom looking
for camaraderie, a friendly ear to listen, or another mom to laugh with?
Elizabeth Ministry has a Mom’s Play Group that meets on a weekly basis in the
spring thru fall. If you are interested in joining, email Charlene Rodgers at: rodgersce85@yahoo.com.
PARISH COUNSELING AVAILABLE Confidential, professional counseling can be provided through our Parish Outreach Office. The types/kinds of counseling that can be done are: Relationship Counseling; Marriage Counseling; Situational Counseling; and Project Rachel Counseling (for women who have had an abortion). Call for an appointment: 215-679-2282. If no answer, leave your first name and number. Say the number, twice. SINGLE PARENT
SUPPORT GROUP
If you are interested, please call the
Parish Outreach Office at: 215.679.2282. If no answer, leave your name and number. Say your number twice.
Become a Member of
the Historical Committee Come join
us as we discover our past, record our present and shape our future. The Historical Committee is looking for
new members. Our committee needs
people with varied talents to bring our history together. Some work can be done
on your own time and in your own home. A partial
list of what is needed includes interviewers and photographers. We need people to work on the computer,
clip items from the newspaper, scan photos and list goes on. Call Shirley at: 215.679.9275, Dawn:
215.679.2160 or email Doris: gmomdecker@yahoo.com
if you are interested in being part of this committee. CHILDREN’S LITURGY of the WORD Children in First Grade thru Third Grade are eligible to participate. Anyone interested in being involved with Children’s Liturgy of the Word, please contact Jeffrey Daley: 215-541-3120. |
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